2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds

2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds
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The 2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds open the 136th season of competition in England for The Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. For the third successive year, 736 entrants were accepted into the competition.[1]

The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 to 10) in the English football pyramid mean that the competition is scheduled to start with six rounds of preliminary (2) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams.[1] The 32 winning teams from the Fourth Qualifying Round progress to the First Round Proper, when League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 enter the competition.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by The Football Association.[2]

Round Main Date Number of Fixtures Clubs New Entries This Round Prize Money
Extra Preliminary Round6 August 2016184736 → 552368: 369th–736th£1,500
Preliminary Round20 August 2016160552 → 392136: 233rd–368th£1,925
First Qualifying Round3 September 2016116392 → 27672: 161st–232nd£3,000
Second Qualifying Round17 September 201680276 → 19644: 117th–160th£4,500
Third Qualifying Round1 October 201640196 → 156none£7,500
Fourth Qualifying Round15 October 201632156 → 12424: 93rd–116th£12,500

Extra Preliminary Round

Extra Preliminary Round fixtures were due to be played on Saturday 6 August 2016, with replays taking place no later than Thursday 11 August 2016. A total of 368 teams, from Level 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition. The round includes 76 teams from Level 10 of English football, being the lowest ranked clubs to compete in the tournament. The results were as follows:

Preliminary round

Preliminary Round fixtures were due to be played on Saturday 20 August 2016, with replays on or before Thursday 25 August 2016. A total of 320 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including the 184 winners from the Extra Preliminary Round and 136 entering at this stage from the six leagues at Level 8 of English football. The round included 26 teams from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round. The results were as follows:

First Qualifying Round

First Qualifying Round fixtures were due to be played on Saturday 3 September 2016, with replays taking place no later than Thursday 8 September 2016. A total of 232 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including the 160 winners from the Preliminary Round and 72 entering at this stage from the three leagues at Level 7 of English football. The round included 12 teams from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round. The results were as follows:

Second Qualifying Round

Second Qualifying Round fixtures were due to be played on Saturday 17 September 2016, with replays no later than Thursday 22 September 2016. A total of 160 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including the 116 winners from the First Qualifying Round and 44 entering at this stage from the two leagues at Level 6 of English football. The round included 23 teams from Level 9 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round. The results were as follows:

Third Qualifying Round

Third Qualifying Round fixtures were due to be played on Saturday 1 October 2016, with replays taking place no later than Thursday 6 October 2016. A total of 80 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the Second Qualifying Round. The round included 9 teams from Level 9 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round. The results were as follows:

Fourth Qualifying Round

Fourth Qualifying Round fixtures were due to be played on Saturday 15 October 2016, with replays taking place no later than Thursday 20 October 2016. A total of 64 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including the 40 winners from the Third Qualifying Round and 24 entering at this stage from the Conference Premier at Level 5 of English football. Bishop Auckland and Westfields of level 9 were the lowest ranked teams in this round. The results were as follows:

Competition proper

Winners from the Fourth Qualifying Round advanced to the First Round Proper, where teams from League One (Level 3) and League Two (Level 4) of English football, operating in the English Football League, first enter the competition.

References

  1. 1 2 "FA Competitions' clubs accepted and early round draws". The Football Association. 8 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Emirates FA Cup Round Dates, 2016-17". The Football Association. 8 July 2016.
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